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Hello, friends!
Happy Monday! Hard to believe it's mid-April, isn't it? I'm coming off a fabulous birthday weekend--between a slumber party with my girlfriends on Friday night, a meal and gifts with my family on Saturday and an extra special dinner at Funistrada with my neighbor Judy last night, I'm feeling like quite the princess! And while getting ready for work this morning, still feeling all glowy about the weekend, I thought, why not share the love? Starting immediately, we'll be featuring one extra-special yarn, kit, gift or tool on sale on the website--EVERY week. The special will run from Monday-Sunday and might be a special that's 10 to 30% OFF regular prices, a buy-one-get-one special and or even a freebie! This special is limited to the website ONLY. But what if you're local and want to pick up your purchase to save on shipping? You can do that! While you're perusing the site, you'll see that you can choose "Local Pickup" or "Ship, Please!" from the shipping options when adding an item to your cart. Read more about this week's special below....It looks as though we'll be getting our spring showers this week and, dare I say it? The s-word? (We're sure this is the last time!) Hoping you're having a wonderful week--and that knitting is a large part of it. Melissa
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 (Top Row, L to R: Orchid, Plumeria, Plum, Dragonfruit, Guava, Chiclet Tree, Fern.Bottom Row, L to R: Kingfisher, Palm Bud, Blue Quandons, Macaw, Purple Passion, River Dolphin.)
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50% baby alpaca, 30% Merino wool,
20% bamboo 200 yds--50 g 8-9 sts per inch on US 1-3 needles
Canopy Fingering is a specialty yarn that consistently elicits ecstatic responses from knitters everywhere. (The sheen! The drape! The halo!) Soft and lustrous, this fingering weight yarn creates a beautiful fabric for mittens, baby knits, lightweight sweaters and of course, socks. Need a pattern suggestion? We love this yarn for shawls, including the popular Simple Yet Effective Shawl, Sassafras, Aestlight or Herbivore.--with most little shawlettes, two skeins will do the trick. I'm currently stitching away on an Ishbel with two skeins of Fern--and I'll be posting on my blog with photos and my current progress this afternoon.
Canopy Fingering is great for two-color knitting projects, including Fair Isle. For shawls, try Akimbo, Spectra or Daybreak, all very popular Ravelry projects. Among our Saturday morning knitters, we can't seem to get enough Brooklets--I've got my eye on Guava and River Dolphin for this one.
En Blekksprut, a fun hat with both stripes and a Norwegian star motif and the Wool & Honey exclusive Delft Fingerless Mitts pattern, which we wrote specifically for this yarn.
How about an heirloom baby gift? Check out this darling bonnet and sweater, a FREE pattern on the Fibre Co./Kelbourne Woolens website. * * * * * Inspired? Thought so! You can find this luscious spring yarn--at a luscious price--on our website here. |
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Spring Hours
Monday-Friday:11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday:
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Open Knitting
(Saturday Stitch):
every Saturday morning
9 to 11 a.m.
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Save the Date:
Saturday June 9th World Wide Knit and Crochet in Public Day Downtown Traverse City 9 am-9 pm
World Wide Knit (and Crochet!) in Public Day was started in 2005 by Danielle Landes as a way for knitters to come together and enjoy each other's company. Knitting is such a solitary act that it's easy to knit alone somewhere and sink into your work without thinking about all the other knitters out there. Neighbors could spend all their lives never knowing that the other knits. This a specific day to get out of your house and go to a local event (with your knitting in tow) just for you and people like you. Who knows you might even bump into your neighbor!
WWKiP Day is about showing the general public that knitting can be a community activity in a very distinct way. In some places there are many different knitting groups that never interact with each other, on WWKiP Day they come together in one place, making them hard to miss.
2005 there were about 25 local events around the world. In 2006 there were about 70 local events. 2007 there were almost 200. In 2008 there were 800 events, and in 2009 there were 751.
Over the years there have been local events in Australia, China, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, United States and many more countries.
Visit the official WWKiP Day website here.
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Stay tuned for more information--watch the Wool & Honey Facebook page as the event becomes closer. We'll be posting details there soon.
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